ASEAN economy

Greater financial integration is good for consumers and travelers, but it won't end Southeast Asia's dependence on the U.S. dollar.

An inclusive and user-friendly system could deepen Southeast Asian integration and generate economic benefits for the region's 668 million people.

Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, the picture was cautiously positive as the region's economies finally moved out of their pandemic-induced slumps.

Despite the aggressive monetary tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve, many regional currencies are holding up surprisingly well.

A number of nations hope to carve out lucrative market niches as global sales of electric vehicles begin to take off.

Despite some short-term pain, most of the region's economies should be in relatively sound position to ride out the Fed's monetary tightening.

Rising food and energy prices are set to weaken economic growth by reducing real private consumption and investment.

A supply squeeze has led to a spate of state interventions to control the prices of basic goods, but the inflation crisis is unlikely to be prolonged.

A lot hinges on exactly what is meant by the term "sustainable."

While the economic fallout from the war and ensuing sanctions is hard to predict, it is likely to be significant.

According to the International Labor Organization, pandemic-induced job losses will continue to drag down the region's economies until well into 2022.